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Midway ()

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A dramatization of the battle that was widely heralded as a turning point of the Pacific Theatre of World War II.
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Captain Matt Garth
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Admiral Chester W. Nimitz
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Captain Vinton Maddox
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Rear Admiral Raymond A. Spruance
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Commander Joseph Rochefort
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Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto (as Toshiro Mifune)
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Admiral William F. Halsey
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Commander Carl Jessop
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Lieutenant Commander Ernest L. Blake
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Rear Admiral Frank J. 'Jack' Fletcher
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Admiral Harry Pearson
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Vice Admiral Chuichi Nagumo
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Haruko Sakura
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Commander Max Leslie
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Captain Miles Browning
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Lieutenant Commander C. Wade McClusky
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Ensign George Gay
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Lieutenant Commander John Waldron
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Captain Elliott Buckmaster
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Lieutenant Tom Garth
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Rear Admiral Ryunosuke Kusaka
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Rear Admiral Tamon Yamaguchi
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Vice Admiral Moshiro Hosogaya
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Captain Murr Arnold
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Pilot 'Chili Bean' Ramos
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Captain Cyril Simard (as Ken Pennell)
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Cmdr. Watanabe
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Lt. Cmdr. John S. 'Jimmy' Thach
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Aide to Capt. Cyril Simard
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Lt. Tomonaga
Conrad Yama ...
Adm. Nobutake Kondo
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Cmdr. Minoru Genda
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Officer Aboard Carrier Hiryu
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Capt. Kameto Kuroshima
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Maj. Floyd 'Red' Parks
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Chief Radioman Horace F. Dobbs
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ARM1 / c William E. Gallagher
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ARM1c Walter G. Chochalousek
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Lt. Cmdr. Lance E. "Lem" Massey
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Lt. Howard P. Ady, PBY Pilot
Dennis Rucker ...
Ens. Manson
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Lt. Woll - Aide to Adm. Nimitz
James Ingersoll ...
Pilot, PBY 'Strawberry 12'
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Sailor (uncredited)
Sam Chew Jr. ...
Guard (uncredited)
Noel Conlon ...
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Larry Csonka ...
Cmdr. Delaney (uncredited)
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Pilot (uncredited)
Don Dolan ...
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Adm. Yamamoto (uncredited) (voice)
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Japanese Gentleman (uncredited)
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Lt. Cmdr. Ken Cunningham (uncredited)
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Seaman Downes (uncredited)
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Pvt. Dombrowski - Radio Man (uncredited)
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Office Worker (uncredited)
Anthony Herrara ...
Marine Lieutenant at Internment Camp (uncredited)
David Hirokane ...
Lt. Shima (uncredited)
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Pilot Lt. Takeo Koda (uncredited)
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Capt. Aoki (uncredited)
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Officer Testing Electric Bomb Release (uncredited)
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Lt. Jack Reid (uncredited)
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Capt. Thomas (uncredited)
Steve Moriarty ...
Naval Officer / Aide (uncredited)
Chuck Morrell ...
Pvt. Andy (uncredited)
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Lt. Hashimoto (uncredited)
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Japanese Pilot on Hiryu (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
Bennett Ohta ...
Captain Taijiro Aoki - Commander of Akagi (uncredited)
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Deke (uncredited)
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Lt. Cmdr. Charles Fenton (uncredited)
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RAdm. Aubrey W. Fitch (uncredited)
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Richard Sarradet ...
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Wilson (uncredited)
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Ann (TV version only) (uncredited)
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'Strawberry 9' Navigator (uncredited)
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Directed by

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Jack Smight

Written by

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Donald S. Sanford ... (written by)

Produced by

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Walter Mirisch ... producer (produced by)

Music by

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John Williams

Cinematography by

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Harry Stradling Jr. ... director of photography

Editing by

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Robert Swink ... film editor
Frank J. Urioste ... film editor

Art Direction by

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Walter H. Tyler ... (as Walter Tyler)

Set Decoration by

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John M. Dwyer ... (as John Dwyer)

Production Management

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William W. Gray ... production manager (as William Gray)
Charles Clement ... post production operations head (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Richard Hashimoto ... second assistant director
Jerome M. Siegel ... first assistant director (as Jerome Siegel)

Sound Department

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Roger Heman Jr. ... re-recording mixer
Robert L. Hoyt ... re-recording mixer
Earl Madery ... re-recording mixer
Robert Martin ... sound
Leonard Peterson ... sound
Roger Sword ... sound editor
James Troutman ... sound editor (as Jim Troutman)
Dennis C. Salcedo ... optical sound recordist (uncredited)

Special Effects by

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Jack McMaster ... special effects
Ted Koerner ... special effects (uncredited)

Stunts

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Steven Burnett ... stunts (uncredited)
Gary Combs ... stunts (uncredited)
Erik Cord ... stunts (uncredited)
Duffy Hambleton ... stunts (uncredited)
Bob Harks ... stunts (uncredited)
Victor Paul ... stunts (uncredited)
Charlie Picerni ... stunts (uncredited)
Bill Saito ... stunts (uncredited)
James Winburn ... stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

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Clifford Hutchison ... gaffer (uncredited)
Richard Craig Meinardus ... first assistant camera (uncredited)

Music Department

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Robert O. Ragland ... conductor / orchestrator
John Williams ... conductor
Robert Bain ... musician: guitar (uncredited)
Israel Baker ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Larry Bunker ... musician: percussion (uncredited)
Gene Cipriano ... musician (uncredited)
Douglas Davis ... musician: cello (uncredited)
Sandy De Crescent ... orchestra contractor (uncredited)
Vince De Rosa ... musician: french horn (uncredited)
Glenn Dicterow ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Harold Dicterow ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Chuck Domanico ... musician: bass (uncredited)
Bonnie Jean Douglas ... musician: violin (uncredited)
David Duke ... musician: french horn (uncredited)
Dominick Fera ... musician: clarinet (uncredited)
Ralph Grierson ... musician: piano (uncredited)
Maurie Harris ... musician: trumpet (uncredited)
Norman Herzburg ... musician: bassoon (uncredited)
The Hollywood Studio Symphony ... music performed by (uncredited)
Davida G. Jackson ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Tommy Johnson ... musician: tuba soloist (uncredited)
Armand Kaproff ... musician: cello (uncredited)
Dennis Karmazyn ... musician: cello (uncredited)
Milton Kestenbaum ... musician: bass (uncredited)
Jacob Krachmalnick ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Raphael Kramer ... musician: cello (uncredited)
Ronald Langinger ... musician (uncredited)
Abe Luboff ... musician: bass (uncredited)
Alfred Lustgarten ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Edgar Lustgarten ... musician: cello (uncredited)
Arthur Maebe ... musician: french horn (uncredited)
Virginia Majewski ... musician: viola (uncredited)
Shelly Manne ... musician: drums, percussion (uncredited)
Jack Marsh ... musician: bassoon (uncredited)
Malcolm McNab ... musician: trumpet soloist (uncredited)
Richard Nash ... musician: trombone (uncredited)
Dan Neufeld ... musician: viola (uncredited)
John Neufeld ... musician: clarinet (uncredited)
Richard Perissi ... musician: french horn (uncredited)
Dorothy Remsen ... musician: harp (uncredited)
Emil Richards ... musician: percussion (uncredited)
David Schwartz ... musician: viola (uncredited)
Frederick Seykora ... musician: cello (uncredited)
Haim Shtrum ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Paul Shure ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Manny Stevens ... musician: trumpet (uncredited)
Sheridon Stokes ... musician: flute (uncredited)
Phillip A. Teele ... musician: trombone (uncredited)
Louise Di Tullio ... musician: flute (uncredited)
Lloyd Ulyate ... musician: trombone (uncredited)
Gerald Vinci ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Jerry Williams ... musician: percussion (uncredited)
Graham Young ... musician: trumpet (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

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Bob Forrest ... script supervisor

Additional Crew

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Bernard M. Strean ... technical advisor (as Vice Admiral Bernard M. Strean)
'Junior' Burchinal ... pilot (uncredited)
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Storyline

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Plot Summary

May 1942. After the Doolittle Raid Japan aims to expand its territory in the Pacific, to make such raids less likely. Their next target: Midway Island. However, the US Navy is intercepting their messages and has partially cracked their encryption code, forewarning them of Japan's intentions. Two US aircraft carrier task groups are sent to Midway, resulting in one of the most important battles in history. Written by grantss

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Taglines The glory, the suspense, the spectacular drama of the men who won the most decisive naval battle in U.S. history. See more »
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Also Known As
  • The Battle of Midway (United States)
  • The Battle of Midway (Ireland, English title)
  • Battle of Midway (Philippines, English title)
  • Battle of Midway (United Kingdom)
  • La bataille de Midway (France)
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Runtime
  • 132 min
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Box Office

Opening Weekend United States $4,356,666, 20 Jun 1976

Did You Know?

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Trivia Kevin Dobson's character Ensign George Gay, was the sole survivor of Torpedo Squadron 8. Gay wrote a book about his experiences (Sole Survivor) and was an advisor on this film. See more »
Goofs When the cockpit of one of the planes catches fire, the pilot pulls out a fire extinguisher. It is a more modern one, not a fire extinguisher that would have existed in the 1940s. See more »
Movie Connections Edited from Salute to the Marines (1943). See more »
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Quotes Vice Adm. Chuichi Nagumo: [commenting on the American torpedo bombers] They sacrifice themselves like samurai, these Americans.
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